Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 546

Though he resented her for slipping into his bed and shattering the purity of their sibling bond.

The realization that she had likely been forced into it by their mother snuffed out any anger he might have held against her.

He didn't want to make things difficult for her.

What's done was done. Since he had committed to marrying her, they both needed to adjust to their new reality and figure out how to navigate this bizarre shift in their relationship.

Maisie still couldn't bring herself to meet his eyes, but she swallowed her refusal.

Mason turned back to Stella. "Eat up, sweetheart. We'll all take you to the camp later."

Stella's face lit up with a brilliant smile.

"Yay! Thank you, Mr. Miller!"

Ivy, of course, had no say in the matter.

As far as the dynamic went, she was essentially just the nanny tasked with looking after Stella.

As for Alaric, despite being brutally rejected by Ivy yet again the night before, he hadn't given up on her, nor did he have any intention of maintaining his distance.

He immediately agreed to join the trip.

After breakfast, everyone gathered their things and headed outside to load up the cars.

That was when Gideon Quinn pulled up.

The moment Maisie saw him, sheer panic flashed across her face. She practically scrambled into the back of the car, desperately avoiding his gaze.

Gideon barely glanced her way, playing it cool as if nothing was wrong as he approached Alaric and Mason.

"Where are you guys heading?"

Mason cast a sideways glance toward the car where Maisie was hiding.

Usually, she would be bounding toward Gideon the second he arrived. Today, she was acting like a terrified fugitive.

He knew perfectly well that she still harbored deep feelings for the man.

But he had no idea what to say. He was caught in an agonizing crossfire between his non-biological sister—whom he had just slept with—and his closest friend.

The guilt was eating him alive.